#文章首发挑战赛#
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a poor scholar named Li Wen, whose family was in the south of the Yangtze River, and because he wanted to be admitted to the Jinshi, he followed a teacher to Beijing. He lives in a dilapidated inn in Beijing, and in addition to attending classes every day, he reads poetry and books hard, hoping to become famous in one fell swoop and change his fate.
However, his luck was not good, he had already taken the exam three times, and he failed it. He was running out of money, and his teachers were disappointed in him and ignored him. His classmates also laughed at him, saying that he was a poor sour with no interest. His heart was filled with bitterness and despair, and he felt that his life had been ruined like this.
One night, there was a sudden heavy rain in the sky, thunder roared, and lightning pierced the darkness. Li Wen was about to go back to the inn, but found that his room was occupied by someone else, and it turned out that the proprietress of the inn saw that he had no money, so she rented his room to someone else. Li Wen was so angry that he rushed out of the inn with his luggage, trying to find a place to stay. But where on the streets of Beijing can he afford to live?
He had walked for a long time in the rain, his body was soaked, his shoes were rotten, he felt a shiver, and he knew that he was about to get sick. He looked around for shelter from the elements, but found that there were high walls all around, and not a single door was open. He thought to himself, what's the matter, are the people in Beijing so indifferent?
Just when he was about to despair, he suddenly saw a small temple in front of him, and a sign hung at the door, which read "City God Temple". He thought to himself, this is a temple, someone should live in it, maybe they will take him in for the night. He walked briskly, pushed open the temple door, and walked in.
Li Wen entered the temple and found that it was pitch black, with no light or human voice. He was a little scared, but he thought that it would be better here than outside, at least not in the rain. He groped his way to the main hall and saw a glittering golden statue of the Lord of the City God, and next to it there was an offering table with incense candles, fruits, and paper money. He thought to himself, the city god here is quite respected, I don't know if he will bless him.
He walked to the offering table, knelt down, and said respectfully to the statue of Lord Chenghuang: "Lord Chenghuang, disciple Li Wen, is a poor scholar, I have nowhere to go tonight, so I have to take the liberty to come to your temple, please don't blame, and please bless me to be admitted to the Jinshi and change my fate." With that, he folded his hands and prayed earnestly.
When he had finished praying, he stood up and looked around for a place to sleep. He found a hut behind the main hall with a sign on the door that read "Temple of the Sleeping God". He thought to himself, what kind of place is this, is it dedicated to the god of sleep?, curiously, he pushed open the door and walked in.
As soon as he entered, he saw a large wooden table with a quilt and a pillow on it. He went over and lifted the quilt, and found a set of clothes in it, a red robe embroidered with golden clouds, and a black hat with a golden hairpin stuck in it. He thought to himself, what kind of clothes is this, why is it so gorgeous? Could it be that it is the Lord of the City God?
It occurred to him that his clothes were soaking wet, and that if he didn't change them, he would get sick. He thought, there was no one here, so maybe he could borrow the outfit and return it tomorrow morning. As he thought about it, he took off his clothes, changed into the red robe, and put on the hat. As soon as he finished changing, he felt a warmth, he felt like a different person, he couldn't help but look in front of the mirror, and found that he actually had a majesty, and he couldn't help laughing.
When he finished laughing, he climbed onto the wooden table, got into the quilt, and prepared for bed. As soon as he lay down, he heard a burst of thunder, and then a bolt of lightning lit up the whole house, and he was startled, and when he raised his head, he saw the eyes of the statue of the city god, and they lit up, and made a sound, and said, "Boy, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”
Li Wen heard the voice of the statue of the city god, he jumped up in fright, he thought he had met a ghost, he wanted to escape, but found that he couldn't move, he could only look at the statue of the city god blankly, not knowing what to do.
Lord Chenghuang looked at him, smiled, and said, "Boy, don't be afraid, I'm not going to eat you, I'm trying to help you." Do you know who I am?"
Li Wen trembled and said: "You, you are the Lord of the City, the god of the city, and the god who protects the people. ”
The statue of the city god nodded and said, "Yes, I am the city god, I am the god of the city, and I am also your savior." Do you know what you're wearing right now?"
Li Wen looked down and found that he was wearing a red robe embroidered with golden clouds, and a black hat with a golden hairpin stuck in it. ”
Lord Chenghuang shook his head and said, "No, this is not my clothes, this is your clothes." Do you know where you're lying right now?"
Li Wen looked up and found himself lying on a large wooden table, with a quilt and a pillow on the table, and he thought to himself, isn't this the Temple of Sleep? Isn't this a place dedicated to the God of Sleep? He said in surprise: "This, this is the Temple of Sleep, this, is this the bed of the God of Sleep?"
The statue nodded and said, "Yes, this is the Temple of the God of Sleep, this is the bed of the God of Sleep, and it is also your bed." Do you know who you are now?"
Li Wen was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer, he said in confusion: "I, I am Li Wen, I am a poor scholar, and I am a candidate who has no interest. ”
Lord Chenghuang smiled and said, "No, you are not Li Wen, you are not a poor scholar, and you are not a candidate with no interest." You are the god of sleep, the god who governs the dreams of the world, and your right-hand man. ”
When Li Wen heard this, he felt like he was in a dream, he couldn't believe it, he shook his head and said, "No, no, no, this can't be, this must be a dream, this must be a nightmare, I want to wake up, I want to wake up." ”
Lord Chenghuang sighed and said, "Boy, you're not dreaming, you're dreaming of someone else. You are the god of sleep, and your duty is to dream for people, so that they can experience different lives, different feelings, and different stories in their dreams. Your dream is someone else's dream, and your life is someone else's life. You've had countless dreams, you've lived countless lives, you've forgotten who you really are, you've forgotten that you're a sleeping god. ”
When Li Wen heard this, he felt dizzy, he didn't understand, he asked: "Why, why did I forget that I was a sleeping god, why did I have these dreams, why did you tell me this?"
The statue said, "Because you are my right-hand man, because you are my son, because I am your father." ”
When Li Wen heard this, he was even more surprised, and he said: "You, you are my father? You, you are the Lord of the City God, how can you be my father?"
The statue said, "I am Lord Chenghuang and your father. You are the son of me and a woman on earth, and your mother was a poetess of both talents and beauty, and she once came to the city and attended a poetry meeting, and I fell in love with her at first sight, and I became a scholar and fell in love with her, and then you were born. Your mother didn't know my true identity, she thought I was a poor scholar, and she gave up her poetry talent for you, married me, and lived with me.
Unfortunately, her fate was not good, and she died of illness when you were three years old. In order to prevent you from suffering in the world, I have brought you here, made you a sleeping god, and let you live happily in your dreams. I will come to see you every day, tell you stories, dream for you, and make you feel different lives, different feelings, different stories. Every dream of yours is a gift from me to you, and it is all the love I give you. ”
When Li Wen heard this, tears flowed down his eyes, and he said with emotion: "Father, are you really my father? Do you really love me so much? Do you really pay for me so much?"
Lord Chenghuang said: "Yes, I am your father, I really love you so much, I really pay for you so much." You are my son, you are my heart, you are my everything. ”
Li Wen said: "Father, I love you, I thank you, I want to be with you, I don't want to dream anymore, I want to wake up, I want to live with you." ”
The statue said, "Son, do you really want to wake up? Do you really want to live with me? You know, if you wake up, you will lose your dreams, you will lose your life, you will lose your feelings, you will lose your stories. You know, if you live with me, you will face the tribulations of the world, you will face the indifference of the world, you will face the ruthlessness of the world. You know, if you live with me, you lose your freedom, you lose your joy, you lose your happiness. Do you really want that?"
"Father, I know, I know all this, I know it's a difficult choice, I know it's a painful decision," Levine said. However, I still want to wake up, I still want to live with you. ”
Chenghuang seemed to listen to his son's words, moved to tears, and he said: "Son, you are really a good son of filial piety, you are really a good son of bravery, you are really a good son with affection. Since you want to wake up so much, and you want to live with me so much, then, I will fulfill your wish, let you wake up, and let you live with me.
However, you have to know that it is an irreversible choice, once you wake up, you can no longer dream, you can never go back to your dreams, you can no longer experience the life of your dreams, you can no longer feel the feelings in your dreams, you will never hear the stories of your dreams again. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Li Wen said: "Father, I am sure, I don't regret it, I'm not afraid, I just want to be with you, I just want to live with you." ”
The statue said, "Okay, then, I'll wake you up and let you live with me." However, you must remember that you are my son, you are the god of sleep, you are the god who controls the dreams of the world, you have the ability to be different from ordinary people, you can enter other people's dreams, you can influence other people's dreams, you can change other people's dreams. You have to use your power to help those who need dreams, to comfort those who are hurting, to enlighten those who are confused, to educate those who are ignorant, to punish those who are evil.
You have to use your power to be a god who is beneficial to the world, to be a loving god, to be a wise god. You have to use your ability to inherit your mother's poetic talent, to create your own poetry, to spread your own stories, to influence your own times. You have to use your abilities to realize your own dreams, to pursue your own happiness, to find your own love. You have to use your power to be a real sleeping god, to be a real person. ”
Li Wen listened and said gratefully: "Father, thank you, thank you for giving me such an opportunity, thank you for giving me such guidance, thank you for giving me such love." I will remember your words, I will try to do well, I will try to be a real sleeping god, I will try to be a real person. ”
The statue said, "Son, I am proud of you, I bless you, I pray for you. Now, you can wake up and you can live with me. However, you have to remember that when you wake up, you will find yourself still in this temple of the City God, still wearing this red robe, still lying on this wooden table.
Don't panic, don't doubt, it's because your body is always here and your soul is always in a dream. As long as you get dressed, get off the wooden table, and walk out of the temple gate, you can see me, I will wait for you outside, I will take you to our new home, I will introduce you to your new friends, I will arrange your new life for you. Are you ready?"
Li Wen said: "Father, I am ready, I look forward to meeting you, I look forward to living with you. ”
The statue said, "Okay, then, I'll wake you up and let you live with me." Son, I love you, I'll wait for you, we'll see you again. ”
After speaking, as soon as the eyes of the statue of the city god closed, they no longer glowed and no longer spoke. Li Wen felt dizzy for a while, and then he opened his eyes and found that he was still in the sleeping temple, still wearing a red robe, and still lying on the wooden table. He remembered everything just now, and he felt like he had had a wonderful dream, and he didn't know if it was true or false, and he didn't know if it was lucky or unlucky.
He subconsciously touched his face and found that there were tears on his face, and he thought, this must be true, this must be lucky. He quickly got dressed, got off the wooden table, and walked out of the temple gate, where he saw a middle-aged man in an official uniform, smiling, and holding an umbrella, standing in the rain, waving to him.
As soon as he saw it, he recognized that it was the face of the statue of the city god, it was the face of his father, he ran over excitedly, hugged him, and said: "Father, you are really my father, you are really waiting for me here, you really want to live with me." ”
The man also hugged him and said, "Son, you are really my son, you really woke up, you really want to live with me." ”
They hugged each other, laughed, cried, they felt each other's warmth, they felt each other's love, they felt each other's happiness. In this way, they walked out of the City God Temple, walked towards a new life, a new dream, and a new story.